London Before the Conquest

Name: London Before the Conquest
Author: Lethaby, W. R. (William Richard)

Lethaby, W. R. (William Richard)

London (England) -- History -- To 1500

FIG. 7.--Coin of Claudius and another of Constantius, the
  latter inscribed London (P. LON). Enlarged. The first shows
  an equestrian statue over a triumphal arch lettered DE
  BRITANN; the second an altar to Peace, inscribed BEAT
  TRANQLITAS                                                            18

  FIG. 8.--Christian Monogram from Cakes of Pewter found at
  Battersea. Now in the British Museum. One, in addition to
  the [Greek: CHR], has the words SPES IN DEO; the other
  [Greek: A·Ô·]                                                         21

  FIG. 9.--Bronze Bracelet found in London; ornamented with a
  Cross. Now in the British Museum                                      23

  FIG. 10.--Head of a Pin found in London. Now in the British
  Museum. A little less than full size. The subject seems to
  represent Constantine's vision of the Cross                           24

  FIG. 11.--Enamelled Plate of Bronze, about half size of
  original, found in London. Now in the British Museum. From
  Roach Smith's collection                                              25

  FIG. 12.--Cross from Mosaic Pavement found in London. Now in
  the British Museum. It forms the centre of a geometrical
  pattern                                                               27

  FIG. 13.--Saxon Spear found in London, and now in the
  British Museum                                                        29

  FIG. 14.--Coin of Halfdan, with Monogram of London. From a
  unique example in the British Museum. It seems to have been
  coined on the taking of London by the Dane leader in 872              35

  FIG. 15.--Saxon Swordhilt, of pierced bronze. Now in the
  British Museum. Found in London                                       36

  FIG. 16.--Earliest printed view of London, from the _Cronycle
  of Englonde_, Pynson, 1510                                            39

  FIG. 17.--London and the Roman Roads: The Watling Street
  through Greenwich and Edgware; the Erming Street through
  Merton and Edmonton, called also the Stone Street south of
  London; the Here Street through Brentford and Stratford               53

  FIG. 18.--Roman Wall of London. Restored after the facts
  given by Roach Smith; the battlements and ditch added                 75

  FIG. 19.--Detail of Roman Wall of London. From a drawing of
  Roach Smith's                                                         77

  FIG. 20.--From the Common Seal. Reverse, enlarged, 1224. See
  also Fig. 23; it shows the city wall with battlements and
  turrets                                                               78

  FIG. 21.--Section of Roman Wall and Ditch. Restored from
  excavation near Aldersgate recorded in _Archæologia_                  80

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London Before the Conquest

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